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Show 1 ConBcrvmtkM Aft for of Huauui Rcaonreea Opportunity More Attention to lfA Encouragement Making for Youth Lift And Happiness FOR DEMOCRACY Of Ogden Gty Versus Salt Lake Corporation And Foreign Holding Companies OGDEN found lake corporation foreign holding cos. jj f. POWER BATTLE RAGES IN OGDEN the city has op5rtio" advisable to increase TtaddV1? vplant- - They hid tS.t?ke care of the adand is being waged ditions to power plant It a bitter flfihtPower and Light is remarkable that after two h the Utah of years efforts of operation and the same against the thrown at the citi- Ogden to own and cares Bountiful own that are now power plant their operate oa t?e 8denites, Bill distribution system. is there not a the question: single customer bearing the Private power company of is the Todd Deal?" in Bountiful. exEvery one of them the lack of facts that the now is being served by the powciters of the people have to- er against the people. This wnt- UtahPlant that is owned by the people and that keeps all personally to Bountiful hlquire how the 'Todd Deal" its profits in Utah. The Plant bid served the people there. He that Todd built! A similar experience is reporterf i assured by Mr. Williams Bountiful City Light Department ed from Lehi where Isaac Fox erf ser- - served as Mayor for six years. that Mr. Todd, after years Mr Fox speaks highly of A. C. TOdd and his work for Lett The criticism of Mr. Todd was that, former mayor is an enthusiastic BAIT pS S SJWMSM! advocate of city ownership of electric power and light service. Mr. Fox should be invited to Ogden to tell people over KLO how Lehi citizens have benefitted. They manufacture their own power instead of buying it from a Corporation of the State of Maine. Le his was another after two "Todd Deal! When He is too conservative. questioned further Mr. Williams said that A C. Todd had told them that a certain amount of He income could be expected. said that at the end of the first W per year the returns were cent more tha" Mr. them to expect ,..2 further stated that many terms as Murray Municipal Audit Shows and now being 18,MS Cach in Bank elected term after term without Power Plant any opposition. Mayor Lund- strom of Logan should be in a Dept Indicates position to speak with the voice Profits for 1937 of experience and the knowledge The accounts of the Murray of the facts of the advisability of cities owning their own power City Corporation for the fiscal and light business as compared year ending December 31, 1937, with paying tribute to distant have been audited by Worsley After serving Mayor of Logan companies. Over the telephone and Forman, certified public t: schedule but that in certain eom-- '! merdal schedules the city saves 3 its customers a considerable per-i- - Logans Mayor like the of Ogden and jrcungeris Mayors thought of throughout the state as the type of man who could be elevated by the people centage. . i? to governorship with great to the progress and weU gbeing of Utah. Mayor Lundstrom is now on : a trip to San Francisco but should be back in time to be consulted by citizens of Ogden Wore they decide in their bal-L- ', lot of August 8th on the question ti local ownership of power. The trenched of representatives i greed will spend plenty of the V payers money to confuse Jt usue. i Only organized, ener- griic action on the part erf those : citizens who are willing to work i for their own welfare and for the protection of the coming generation will win for the people. jgC N LUND Dear Sir; It came to my attention that Von of cities In Utah where people own their own power n? ght plants are almost unin their opinion that lo-- e animous ca ownership and operation not i ?nly! g'vc the finest service but v money at home. When r through your paper, criti-- F vS tiie daily papers of Salt fnJ not telling their read-e- n the facta about publicly own-- i tower and that nearly a hundred plants cities in the United ttrety tax free tiiS?URh municipal power opera- you should not imply that m lluw i 1 ac- last week, countants, and the report made Lundstrom expressed himth representative of Pro, fresiive Opinion in no uncertain terns. He favors the home own- ership and municipal operation I) of power plants. The Mayor Mayor self to ;ho control these pap-a- ni nrfuld themselves vote home ownership if they "tf11" to go into the facts. Grant for instance, ha?cr,f indii!LhtT 11,6 tood tor home never bought a suit thJthes nor a pair at shoes as long as he import get themmade at home. He a grcat personal fire u?? rau?d the hundreds of was satisfactory. In a letter to the Murray City Commission they write: The City General Fund wound up the year with a deficit of $58.44. However, there was cadi on hand and in the bank in the acMunicipal Power Plant counts of $10,289.98, leaving a net balance of $10,231.54 at the end of the fiscal year. It will be noted that the Citys departments held their expenditures well within the budget limitations and the city is to be commended therefor. The accounting records of the City were found to be in very satisfactory condition, and Mr. Rasmussen shouuld be commended for the very efficient manner in which he conducted the citys fiscal transactions. As a result of our audit, we hereby certify that, in our opinion, all of the funds coming into possession of the employees of Murray City during the fiscal year were properly accounted for. That the disbursements were record- properly authorized and counting records of the Electric to Light Department were found be in a very satisfactory condition and very well kept The employees of this division have a complete understanding of the accounting system in operation and the records are kept up to date and very accurately. fix-e- d During the fiscal year toe assets were increased $44,984.-4making them $398,944.49. The cost was major portion of this in connection with the installation of an additional Diesel engine at the 48th South Diesel Plant, and the enlargement of the building and improvements 4, at the plant mis-sever- W t o Withii s ly B ut,T rouMh i mausiry power and you light not expect such men S11!uch wanifedd responsibili uncollectable accounts and de-in Paper ),8Vpervise the newa-to- e was $16,822.65 and t- troto that preciation is a very satisfactory cITrta of the com our opinion r Cconomople to improve their hwln' Respectfully submitted, cry c ase ronditins wuld in ev- Worsley and Forman. Biven a fair break. A Mormon. hunest1 h ! j never a single notice of the true Recently a local man who is facts or tiie names of the responunhappy at the successions of sible citizens had been given. He Depressions and Recessions, pointed out that the longest dethrough which he has passed In' ferred action then before the his lifetime, threatened while Utah Supreme Court was one talking to a group of others who instituted by the Power Comare similarly minded, to bring pany to keep the citizens of Proaction for neglect of duty against vo and Ogden from legally finthe Utah State Tax Commission. ancing, owning and operating He said that the Utah Power and that the Supreme Court has since In fairness it must be stated Light Company both owns and controls the Public Utility Com- their own power and light plant mission and the State Supreme passed on the business, so many Court and that through the ne- months before it, and the action glect of the State Tax Commis- was favorable to municipal ownsion the foreign power company ership. The power companies of whose head office is In the dis- course are not through with the tant State of Maine, doesn't have battle and will spend large sums to pay a cent of taxes on either of money which will be charged of these valuable and expensive to the power users as cost of organizations. electricity". The Public Utilities When asked why he felt that Commission will not object to the two state owned bodies were the use of the Utah Citizen's serving the interests of. the for- money either .JtP- pay- - for newseign power company, he replied: paper publicity ' under the guise Power rate reduction which of advertising",' nor will they really brought about by object to local electrical users action of the Utah Consumers having charges for high priced Welfare League, has been credit- laweyrs and legal action Included by the Utility Commission. ed in their power and light bills. , - MURRAY CM RECORDER Mayor Mark Anderson of Provo advised this paper this morning that the Power Co., is trying to defeat the Ogden people because a deal with Toddr and in Provo because M R. R. RASMUSSEN City Recorder RamnuMnk Report on condition of Mur- rey Municipal Power Flint cheers citizens. HKADih A Few and Ltaht Company with their pious officials and friends who refer to the Todd Deal should remember that they live in a very glassy house. Mud throwing is not wise. Years ago, I believe in the good old Republican days, t h e Federal Government a t Washington got the low down on the Utah Power and Light Company and its wsterinnv of stock to the extent of over 32 millions of dollars. Local people were kept in ignorance because the Utah newspaners were afraid to publish the facts. Denver newspapers gave the news headlines and the front page. It was not so in Utah. Are such people in a position to throw mud at a Utah Citizen like A. C. Todd? Though opposed by the power company and every newspaper in Salt Lake, Mr. Todd polled thousands of votes from his friends and neighbors for City Commissioner, He has a record of successful sales and installations of power plants both before and since the Salt Lake City election. He is highly respected throughout the State of Utah. He is also foared tiie Power Company and her ncials. Doesnt it seem strange that Dr. Adam S. Bennion or President Gadsby of the Power Company should not challenge Mr. Todd to a public debate over the radio so that all citizens could learn the facts? The facts are in favor of Ogden installing her own power plant You will never see an official of the power company expose himself to the questions of the public: Their only hope lies in creating fear, ignorance and suspicion among those who have not the courage or ability to think. -- think Editorial Examples of How Municipal Townsend Float Worthy of Prize By Observer One of the finest and most meaningful floats in the big Parade Monday was the float of Townsend Club No. 1, and it should have been awarded one of the prises, or at least honorable mention. In spite of the oratorical blasts that came out Sunday against the Plan it was still very much in evidence in the parade, in some of the state voting contests and in Washington. The powers that be may stand like double stone walls against this General Welfare Measure, but the people are being aroused and will demand its passage. CLUB NOTES Club No. 1, Bam Kiefer president, meets every Tuesday, evening 7 130, at 255 East 3rd So The Builders of Old Age Security have merged with this club. Wasatchd Townsend Club meets every Thursday night, 8 P. M., at Fraternity Hall. 2c been bu.lt, live In low. thirteen newmunieipnl pUnt.h.ve.nd extended in improved .udei8hteen live oU one. rcplneed ot that the Revenue Bond under fixe of years n period U. plant and ha. tha In. a. vbeinh Minn., own. ite electric nt l.Se aad a maximum of 2c. America, a minnimum n.uni.ipnlly-owe-d Heven Wixeenein plant, reported mi. pOTed'mUliona and reduced rah fully d0 per cent. and even eliminates them. cases it reduces taxes, theuxand municipal plant,. the atoric, come Iron. And . MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS just the mere saving of money. CLUB8 8HOULD FIGHT Monthly light bill reductions POWER COMPANY such as Logan has, could pay Ogden mothers and daughters are the ones chiefly concerned for daughter's music lessons. in the power battle that is rag- Such savings for a few months sister to a choise ing there. True, the men can on- could send in beautiful Ogden ly hope to obtain reduced power girls camp rates and stimulation to local canyon and let her become acwith the best society industry through a municipal quainted of the State. Power bill savings power plant Informed manufacturers well could be used to pay for needed know the low rates for power in dental work or to have those Los Angeles, Tacoma and Idaho tonsils extracted or buy paint Falls, with which the Ogden in- for the house. Of course the dustrialists must compete. They money is no doubt serving such should all know that the cities fine purposes now but the ques-- , mentioned own their own power tion to be decided by the Ogden plants and do not include trib- voters is whether to continue- to ute to absentee power owners in buy culture and refinement for. stockholders in a corporation in their costs of production. Ogden Mothers and daughters Marne and New York or to keep know that reduced power rates the benefits in Ogden to help will make possible more than Utah people and Utah industry. - Co-op-s from 64 to 92 cents per month SHARP CONTRAST SEEN IN POLICIES per member for 24 hour service. OF COOPERATIVES Cooperative telephone associaTwo recent government re- tions represent a very small segports throw into sharp contrast ment or American telephone usthe results of private and cooper- ers as compared to the gigantic A. T. & T. The 1,536 eo-oative telephone systems. Following a three year inves- which submitted reports to the tigation of the American Tele-- Bureau of Labor Statistics showTelegraph Company, ed a gross revenue of $1,486,761 eoneA.andWalker, member of the in 1936, and a net gain (for 194 Federal Communication Commis- associations) of $90,030. The average age of all assosion, told the FCC that the Bell System could cut rates 25 per ciations is 26 years, and 45 per are in the cent without- interrupting ex- cent of the co-oThe cut, state of Minnesota. Nearly two-thiristing net earnings. of the cooperative comhe said, could be accomplished through the elimination of un- panies are of the service line type, without a switchboard; necessarily high costs. are local assoMiss Florence Parker of the about one-thiBureau of Labor Statistics, upon ciations, each having its own completion of a survey of coop- switchboard; and somewhat leas erative telephone systems, re- than 4 per cent are federations ported that there are now in of local companies, serving In operation 3,2728 cooperative te- some instances an entire county, lephone companies with 330,000 with a membership as high as members and a total of 460,000 4,025 persons. Most of the cooperatives were patrons. The preponderance of Miss .organized because private profit cooperative associations, Parker reports, collect only en- systems, of which there were a ough revenue to cover expenses. number at that time, would not own 45,000 miles of serve rural areas except at exorThe telephone lines. The coat of ser- bitantly high installation and vice of a typical association is service charges. ps - ds rd co-o- ps stives in petroleum products, he Farmen Swell added aggregates $110,000,000 an- -' nually. This business, he said, Half MilUon Bay was conducted by more than a Oil aad Gas thousand cooperatives, dealing mainly in petroleum products, and some 750 marketing associaWASHINGTON, July 25 (INS) tions, dealing in them as a sideA half milium farmers are buy- line: oil and other pegasoline, ing troleum product! through farm Sanders reported Illinois as association, S. D. heading the state list; with cooperative of these sales In 1936. Sanders, cooperative bank com-- " aoiner, announced after a Minnesota was second, with of this business. survey. Grom business by the cooper- Salt Lake Tribune Volume Of Co-op- s M 00 MUNICIPAL POWER PLANT PAYS WELL AT BOUNTIFUL It ia said on good authority while they were feasting In May, 1935, Bountiful started its city-ownpower plant at Liberty Park on Pioneer Every year aince that time, the plant has been gaining financiDay an aged lady in her eight- ally and in membership, and the indications are that they will ies was gathering leavings from do still better this year. They are adding a new 225 horse Too bad," said power generator and Diesel engine which cost $17,000. garbage cans. picture. WITH THE AGED Honor thy Father and thy Mother They have been given per- cities in this country which We give here just a few of the ownership and have have adopted the system of , municipal both in profits and reduced rates. greatly benefited thereby week. More will follow from week to cost plant brought production municipal Ft. Collinr, Colo., the for H-- . commnnity and earned below 1 cent per K. W. rates. after a very liberal reduction of KneVokia., whose maximum rate under private owner to a K. W. II., reduced its domestic rate, shipwas 12c per of 5c. of 2c, and to a maximum reduced AlUgan, Mich., by establishing a municipal plant 4c maximum. and minimum its rates to 1 Mothers And Daughters Clubs Should Oppose Private Power Co. Contrast Seen In Policies Of .. Sharp I bet shes got a sockfu one. of money," said another. Am at the moment two great speathey have not. kers in other gatherings were bitterly denouncing the plans Earl M. Webber and Cy Welch and efforts that would aid such This differs greatly are two inen who cannot be as she. from what Dr. Townsend sail (bought. and did when he saw a similar Ownership Pays ll,n,v CITIZENS MUST ACT! that they have made Their comments on the MurLight ray City Municipal Electric Plant were as follows: The ac- There were some improvements made in the distribution system and the transmission system. The amount of the increase in the fixed assets stated above of only represents that portionthat the cost of improvements The was borne by Murray .City. in the Diesel improvements sacri-thmi.imBuilding and plant and thewere the grounds in provements toners necessary made in connection with a proiutahnCvK theJau industry ject of the NYA and the costs 0U nd shraViL.1 yur J.readers NYA are not reflected know that Heber Grant of the devisini ?uresponBhllity for super-our opinion adequate into work of 120 stakes, taken been has preciation Yminn Cr thousand Wards, the consideration each year in arreriving at the net operating the of sults yesj year $10,5 During the fiscal indebtedness of bonded wty foreign and domestic of the al sioni Electric Id8ht..Depa!?,II?f!jt temples and the the logical Society besides the was retired leaving fis-r-al bonds at the dose of the the'r,hU8li!,e? affair in which The power year at $38,500. twnd-e- d interests, ha Opr r!,, has been rdiring iU as it ? Ume to study the plantIndebtedness facts each year the pmur?,nUt5e tru8le ot from its oratingcosta den or Provo matured buddf I J" and has thus tended to reduce j . He said local papers had carried i Orator the advertising and the Utility Theatens Legal Action Commission was responsible and Murray Municipal Power Plant Shows Of Logan Favors Municipal Power Plan Profits In Operation holding promptly. Those who think, have long ago contrasted this rank immillions of to the treatment accordgiving dollars of profit1 or loss to the pudence ed by the city in its handling of common people of Ogden is be- delinquent payment on water fore them. High priced lawyers bills. and scores of poorly vassers are working paid pan, The eyes of Utahns generally early and late to get the of Ogden are upon Ogden to see whether to vote to retain people her citizens will be fooled by the the racket which has taken utility millions of wiles of tiie lawyers and the terdollars from Utah. Neither the rors of bill boards or the decephigh priced lawyers nor the in- tions at selfish stockholders on nocent workers who go from Citizens Committees." Salt Lakdoor to door can be very con- ers were fooled by the terrors of scientious or enthusiastic about the Todd Deal" five years ago their labor if they know the facts and they are still in bondage of the case. Loyalty to the land while the little at Murray, of the pioneers and an under- nearby, enjoys city better power standing the exploitation to rates, free street lights and owns which Utah has been subjected her own power plant Salt Lakkeeps them from having in ers wonder if the folks in Ogden their efforts to retain thejoy will be smart enough to realize Electric Bond and Share subsidiary. that the bill boards, lawyer fees, Those workers who are well citizen committee expenses, eta Informed realize that Tgnn, must all be paid for out of reBrigham City, Bountiful, Murray ceipts from their light bills. nd many other Utah cities enIt is admitted that Ogden has joy better electric rates than put over s far better pioneer does Ogden, the second largest days celebration than our babbcity in Utah. All thinking citi- ling Salt Lake Chamber of Comzens have resented for years the merce. We hope that with a uniti injustice practiced by the Utah ed intelligent people, they Will Power and light Company in not be beaten by the Wall Street adding 10 percent to the bill of holding companies like we in the fellow who is too poor to pay Salt Ike were. Soap-Bo- x Mayor Lundstrom V HUMAN WELFARE.! Battle Rages In Ogden Over People Who Live In Glass Houses Private Or Municipal Power Question .The great Utah Power The People OF TDE PEOPLE and mission to hold meetings Wednesday evenings on the lawn of the City and County building. Everybody invited. Regular meetings are held every Friday, 4 P. M., at Fra- ternity Hall. WORKING HARD This organisation, with a fine array of irrepressible spirits at its head, is fighting heroically fr necessary and adequate assistance for the aged and for all forms of social justice. The commitees are vigilant and ever ou guard before the throne of the powers that be to fight for their very worthy cause. The stone walls of Tory opposition does not deter them in the least. They are working the state and arc preparing a queetionaire for the politicians. Theyre determined to vote only for friends of their cause. ed Connections are increasing, exceeding all hopes and exportations of the good people who favor returning the money earned to the city rather than to Eastern Holding companies The company recently consumated a deal with the Bountiful Light and Power Co., a step child of the Utah Power & Light Co., by which they are taking on 225 new customers and thus getting an exclusive franchise in the City of Bountijul. Mr A. C. Todd, who engineered the construction, has hcen very conservative in his eetimates of revenues. The plant has already had to be enlarged to take care of the increased load. Although there has been no cut in rates, it must always be remembered the people and not some alien Holding Company will own the plant and get the profits. COOPERATION FLOURISHING IN CUT OF BOUNTIFUL About ten years ago, seven men at Bountiful, Utah, decided to quit payingprofit on gasoline to the other fellow, and started their own gas and oil business. They bought one barrel of gasoline and filled their own cars. Thereby they started one of the most sucressful Consumer Cooperatives in the West. During all the years since then they have been saving money for themselves and their customers. Each year they have not only paid dividends to their purchasers but they have strength ened their own business and increased its power to Berve them The seven pioneers who started this fine inststution were Irvin Birminghnm, Archio Briggs, E. E. Randall, Parley Parrish, Jessie li. Argyle, W. F. Hogan, and L. Earl Burnham. This organisation has somewhat neglected organised educc-tionwork, to teach members the principles of cooperation because it has been too busy filling the needs of satisfied coop crative customers Little thought has been given to getting more customers. Cooperators passing this way should stop and fill up with gas and have a change of oil, or get new tires, and observe the successful operation of a consumer cooperative. al |